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GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT RATE = 100%

percentage of students who are employed in-field within 6 months of graduating the program

STUDENT RETENTION RATE = 97%

percentage of students who return from year 1 to start year 2

STUDENT SATISFACTION RATE = 90%

percentage of students who state they are "extremely satisfied" with their overall GROOVE U experience

ON-TIME GRADUATION RATE = 72%

percentage of students who start the program and complete it within 2 years

Quick Stats*

* Based upon 2015-2016 ACICS Campus Accountability Report formulas

I honestly owe GROOVE U my life. Without it, I’d be years behind where I am today. Amazing investment. It is without a doubt the best thing I’ve ever done for myself and I mean that 110%. It’s an amazing program with an even more amazing faculty. 

CHEMISTRY LABS AREN'T RECORDING STUDIOS

WE GET IT

Why are music students at most colleges required to take Chemistry 101?

Traditional higher education has let down the the job market by trying to train college students to be “all things to all people”.

Our society has moved from the industrial age to the modern age to the information age and now we are entering the entrepreneurial age.

Most students go to college because they hope it will lead to a career. Most parents invest in their child’s education because they want their child to learn how to prosper as a working member of society. Most music industry employers want to work with someone who has specialized career skills and who thinks like an entrepreneur. In fact, about 2 in 5 working in the media arts are self-employed.

But if you take a look at other music industry programs, educating for this highly entrepreneurial environment just isn’t happening.

Only 5% of the music industry programs in the country meet these 5 criteria:

Offer multiple foundational courses in the music industry.

Offer upper-level coursework in the music industry.

Offer entrepreneurship/small business management course.

Offer a sponsored internship.

Actively support student-led music industry organizations.

Not a single music industry program has developed both specialized career services and a small business development center for the music industry.

This is the disconnect; let's reconnect.

Ever since I started attending GROOVE U, my confidence in myself and my abilities has skyrocketed. Even after just the first year, I’ve learned so much about how the music industry as well as the steps I need to take to carve my career path. I know that when I am done with this program I’m going to be able to get work doing what I love.

COLLEGE IS EXPENSIVE...

WE GET IT.

The career category of "Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers” is #14 on the Bureau of Labor and Statistics fastest-growing careers through 2018. The larger media arts industry directly employs about half-a-million people.Working in the music industry means working in a growth industry, but most college degrees aren’t training for the industry.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, around 60% of those employed in the music industry cite “a postsecondary vocation award and on-the-job training” as their primary source of education and training. Or stated another way, only about 40% have a 4-year (or advanced) degree.

But nationwide, less than 1 in 5 music industry programs are offered at the 2-year level. So while most people working in the music industry have a 2-year degree, most colleges are only offering a 4-year degree.

In this age of ever-increasing higher education costs, these colleges are over-credentialing, overcharging, and under-training.

...And A degree isn't even a foot in the door

Employers don’t recruit college graduates — they hire apprentices.

An even bigger issue is getting the critical on-the-job training inside the music industry. The informal process for doing this is through an internship, where employers and colleges work together to get you on-the-job training.

Only about ⅓ of colleges offering music industry programs even require a single internship, and none require two. Very few colleges offering music industry programs help their students get internships or place them in direct contact with potential employers.

Providing students with opportunities to work with music industry professionals is one of the most important things a program can do to ensure student success.

This is the disconnect; let's reconnect.

COST PER CREDIT HOUR COMPARISON

based upon 2017-2018 tuition

GROOVE U costsvs. a typical 4-YEAR PROGRAM ** costs

GROOVE U costs

$853
/
credit hour

Base Rate

$853
/
credit hour

$0

Parking Fee

included

$0

$0

Student Activity Fee

included

$0

$0

Hardware, Software, Web Hosting

included

$0

$0

South-by-Southwest

included

$0

$0

Internships

included

$0

$0

Private Lessons

included

$0

$853
/
credit hour

ACTUAL RATE

(2 years)

$853
/
credit hour

vs. a typical 4-YEAR PROGRAM ** costs

$1,040
/
credit hour

Base Rate

$1,040
/
credit hour

$4

Parking Fee

additional cost

$4

$3

Student Activity Fee

additional cost

$3

$30

Hardware, Software, Web Hosting

not provided, but approx. additional cost would be

$30

$50

South-by-Southwest

not provided, but approx. additional cost would be

$50

$69

Internships

not inlcuded, but approx. additional cost would be

$69

$49

Private Lessons

additional cost

$49

$1,245
/
credit hour

ACTUAL RATE

(4-year program)

$1,245
/
credit hour

** Comparison based on an actual costs publicly provided by a 4-year private, liberal arts college located in central Ohio, which offers its students a music industry degree; actual rate assumes student is enrolled full-time in a course load comparable to a full-time GROOVE U student.